Seawolves and Raiders Will Meet for the First Time
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook kicks off its 10th season of Division I football and 25th overall with a contest against Colgate of the Patriot League. It will be the third time over the last four years that Stony Brook has opened with a Patriot League foe after facing Georgetown last season and Bucknell in 2005. Stony Brook won both of those previous games in close contests, by three over the Bison and seven over the Hoyas. The Seawolves are coming off a 6-5 campaign in 2007 that saw them play as an independent during the transition from the Northeast Conference to the Big South Conference. This season will mark Stony Brook's first as a member of the Big South and the Seawolves will face a full conference schedule later in the season.
The OpponentColgate is coming off a successful 2007 campaign that saw the Raiders finish with a 7-4 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the Patriot League, good for a tie for second in the league standings. Colgate returns 16 starters and 43 letterwinners from the 2007 team, including running back Jordan Scott who led the nation with an average of 170.5 yards per game, totaling 1,875 yards and scoring 20 touchdowns. The Raiders also return starting quarterback Alex Relph who threw for 2,138 yards and 12 scores. He lost his top receiver from a year ago, but returns all but two that caught balls in 2007. On defense Colgate will have to replace four of its top six tacklers from 2007. The Raiders, which held opponents to just eight rushing touchdowns last season, do return three of four in the defensive backfield, including Wayne Moten who led the team with four interceptions and eight passes broken up.
The SeriesDespite both schools being located in New York, this will be the first-ever meeting between Stony Brook and Colgate in football. The game does mark the sixth straight season that Stony Brook has played a member of the Patriot League, however, with the Seawolves playing Georgetown, Lehigh and Bucknell over that time frame. Overall Stony Brook is 3-4 against the Patriot League, including a pair of wins last season over Georgetown and Bucknell.
Tickets are still available for the opener of the 25th season of Stony Brook football and can be purchased either through the Stony Brook athletics website (www.goseawolves.org) or by calling the ticket office at 631-632-WOLF. There will also be a fireworks show after the game.
For those fans unable to attend the game, all of the action will be carried on WUSB (90.1 FM) with Mike Solano, Curt Hylton, Dave Vallone and Jeff Bernstein bringing listeners all the action. Fans can also watch the action through the Big South Conference Edge, which provides live video and audio streaming of the game and can be accessed through www.goseawolves.org.
The OpponentColgate is coming off a successful 2007 campaign that saw the Raiders finish with a 7-4 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the Patriot League, good for a tie for second in the league standings. Colgate returns 16 starters and 43 letterwinners from the 2007 team, including running back Jordan Scott who led the nation with an average of 170.5 yards per game, totaling 1,875 yards and scoring 20 touchdowns. The Raiders also return starting quarterback Alex Relph who threw for 2,138 yards and 12 scores. He lost his top receiver from a year ago, but returns all but two that caught balls in 2007. On defense Colgate will have to replace four of its top six tacklers from 2007. The Raiders, which held opponents to just eight rushing touchdowns last season, do return three of four in the defensive backfield, including Wayne Moten who led the team with four interceptions and eight passes broken up.
The SeriesDespite both schools being located in New York, this will be the first-ever meeting between Stony Brook and Colgate in football. The game does mark the sixth straight season that Stony Brook has played a member of the Patriot League, however, with the Seawolves playing Georgetown, Lehigh and Bucknell over that time frame. Overall Stony Brook is 3-4 against the Patriot League, including a pair of wins last season over Georgetown and Bucknell.
Tickets are still available for the opener of the 25th season of Stony Brook football and can be purchased either through the Stony Brook athletics website (www.goseawolves.org) or by calling the ticket office at 631-632-WOLF. There will also be a fireworks show after the game.
For those fans unable to attend the game, all of the action will be carried on WUSB (90.1 FM) with Mike Solano, Curt Hylton, Dave Vallone and Jeff Bernstein bringing listeners all the action. Fans can also watch the action through the Big South Conference Edge, which provides live video and audio streaming of the game and can be accessed through www.goseawolves.org.
